Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles reports and publications
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Scope and Content
The Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles reports and publications consists of documents produced by various divisions of the Welfare Council, 1944-1953. Chief among them are the annual reports, Council's by-laws and related documents, and newsletters; and reports produced by the Research Department, which make up the bulk of the collection. These latter reports cover topics such as the functions of the Research Department; the creation and implementation of social welfare standards; assessment of youth services; budgets, wages, and working conditions; housing for the aging, etc. Also included are materials produced by the Youth Services Division, the Adult and Family Division, and various committees. These materials include administrative documents (minutes of division board meetings, by-laws, rule of procedure), reports on juvenile delinquency, training manuals for community leaders, reports on services and issues of aging adults, self-studies, conference proceedings, and directories of member organizations and social services.
Dates
- Creation: 1944 - 1953
Creator
- Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles (Organization)
- Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Research Dept. (Organization)
- Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Family and Adult Services Division (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The use of archival materials for on-site research does not constitute permission from the California Social Welfare Archives to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archives, and the researcher is instructed to obtain permission from the copyright holder to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections.
Historical note
In 1944, the Los Angeles Council of Social Agencies (founded 1914) officially became the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Its mission was to engage in the development of a community program of health and welfare services, and to serve as a medium for cooperative health and welfare planning in the Los Angeles region. In 1950, the Council officially separated from its sister institution, the Welfare Federation, and changed its name to the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region.
Extent
1.67 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles reports and publications consists of documents produced by various divisions of the Welfare Council, 1944-1953. In addition to by-laws and meeting minutes, the collection contains reports on such topics as social welfare standards; youth services; housing for the aging; budgets, wages, and working conditions; juvenile delinquency; and directories of member organizations and social services.
Organization
The collection is organized into 5 series: 1) Welfare Council general publications; 2) Research Department reports; 3) Youth Services Division materials; 4) Family and Adult Services Division reports and publications; and 5) Miscellaneous committees' reports and publications. Within each series, materials are generally arranged chronologically.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Social group work -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Social service -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources
- Social service -- Research -- California -- Archival resources
- Social work administration -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Social work education -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Title
- Finding aid for the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles reports and publications
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sue Luftschein
- Date
- 2011 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu